In this episode of Practically Conscious, I talk with Nabhaniilananda, also know as ‘the monk dude’.

Born in New Zealand, Dada had a profound spiritual experience at 19 years old that led him to become a Yoga Monk of Ananda Marga in 1979. Dada currently lives in California and teaches meditation at such places as Google, Facebook, and UC Berkley.

I hope you enjoy hearing his amazing story, and there’s a lot we can learn from him!

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Useful links from the show:

www.yinyoga.com – do spend some time exploring Bernie’s website. It’s a bit old school, but if you use the navigation tools on the left side, you can find an incredible amount of information on poses, teachers, history of yin, and more.

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Markus Henning Giess and Karin Michelle Sang are the founders of

Yin Therapy. Following successful musical theater careers – they met while performing in the musical Cats in Berlin, Germany – Markus and Karin became yoga experts. Increasingly interested in the benefits of yin yoga, they now offer workshops and teacher trainings in Europe and Australasia focused on yin yoga and anatomy.

In this episode we talk about their transition from theater to yoga as well as their recent move from Markus’ home country of Germany to Karin’s home country of New Zealand. We touch on how Bryan Kest’s teachings liberated their yoga practices and teaching, plus their challenge as dancers to pull back and not do too much physically. Paul and Suzee Grilley’s yin teachings have had a profound effect on their yoga practice and their lives, teaching them to respect their own bodies.

Other topics covered include:

-Yin Yoga as a cure for back pain and as a tool to become mentally positive.

-How stress causes fascia, or connective tissue, to contract resulting in physical pain, and how stretching and relaxing through Yin Yoga helps to relax and rejuvenate the fascia. This also results in reduced mental stress.

-How we “cheat” in yoga poses and ultimately that’s ok, it’s more important how the pose feels.

-How children can help with your yoga practice by keeping you in the present moment.

Enjoy!

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Useful links from the show:

www.yintherapy.com – Markus and Karin’s home on the web where you can find more about their teaching and upcoming trainings.